1. Genomic and transcriptomic insight into the evolution and breeding of turfgrass species, Poa annua and Bouteloua dactyloides Open Access Author: Benson, Christopher Title: Genomic and transcriptomic insight into the evolution and breeding of turfgrass species, Poa annua and Bouteloua dactyloides Graduate Program: Plant Biology (PHD) Keywords: Poa annuaturfgrassgeneticsgenomicspolyploidysequencingbreedingannual bluegrassannual meadowgrasspistil smutBouteloua dactyloidesBuffalograssSalmacisia buchloëanathe genome balance hypothesisdioecytilletiagolfputting greenhomoeologpolyploid plasticity hypothesischromosome modificationchromosome restructuringfractionationretrotransposonsyntenyRNA-seqcomparative genomicspan-genometransposable elementhost manipulationamphihapoidhaploid plantsallotetraploidDNA methylationPoa infirmaPoa supina File: Download Benson_dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Sally Mackenzie, Major Field MemberDavid Huff, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorClaude Depamphilis, Outside Field MemberGary Felton, Outside Unit MemberTeh-Hui Kao, Program Head/Chair
